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Downward rapid movement of rocks resulting in mass wasting is called?
a rock slide
Which term best describes those processes that move weathered rock materials and soils downslope?
Mass wasting
What are the fastest forms of mass wasting?
Avalanches and rock slides are the fastest forms of mass wasting.
What is the process that moves weathered rock materials and soils downslope?
erosionMass wasting-also called mass movement-is a collective term and covers many different phenomena. Overall, it refers to the usually slow (but sometimes rapid) downslope movement of rock, soil, regolith, and sundry debris under the influence of gravity.Read more: what-is-mass-wasting
What is the slowest type of mass wasting?
Soil creep is the slowest form of mass wasting.
What is a downward rapid movement of rocks resulting in mass wasting?
Rockstall
Downward rapid movement of rocks resulting in mass wasting is called?
a rock slide
What is downward rapid movement of rocks resulting in mass wasting?
uhhh i think its weathering??
Downward rapid movement of rock resulting in mass wasting?
it is landslide or more specifically, a rockslide
What is the term for mass movement of a group?
mass movement, also called Mass Wasting, bulk movements of soil and rock debris down slopes in response to the pull of gravity, or the rapid or gradual sinking of the Earth's ground surface in a predominantly vertical direction. Formerly, the term mass wasting referred to a variety of processes by which large masses of crustal materials are moved by gravity from one place to another.
What causes mass wasting?
Mass wasting is caused when there are loose rocks and soil on a mountain, then somthing moves it. Then it all falls down the mountain causing a landslide. Denver Simmons
Which term best describes those processes that move weathered rock materials and soils downslope?
Mass wasting
What kinds of mass wasting processes do you we see?
we have soil creep,solifluction,rock falls,earthflows,mud flows
What are the effects of mass wasting on the environment?
effects of mass wasting
What climate influence in mass wasting?
why the mass wasting accurs
How can you put the word mass wasting in a sentence?
Mass wasting is hazardous and could kill you.
How do you control Mass wasting problems?
whats the main control of mass wasting
